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Norwood native Robert Bales sentenced to life in prison without parole

A military jury has sentenced a U.S. soldier who massacred 16 Afghan civilians last year to life in prison without a chance of parole.

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Updated: 11:19 PM EDT Aug 23, 2013

Norwood native Robert Bales sentenced to life in prison without parole

A military jury has sentenced a U.S. soldier who massacred 16 Afghan civilians last year to life in prison without a chance of parole.

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Updated: 11:19 PM EDT Aug 23, 2013

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WEBVTT FOR SHOOTING AND KILLING.... 16VILLAGERS IN AFGHANISTAN.TONIGHT... NEIGHBORS IN NORWOOD... WHO WATCHED ROBERT BALESGROW UP.... ARE STILL INDISBELIEF. JACKIE CONGEDO... HASTHE LOCAL REACTION.IT'S BEEN AN EMOTIONAL DAY FORPEOPLE WHO KNEW ROBERT BALES..WHEN HE PLAYED FOOTBALL ATNORWOOD HIGH. MANY STILL HAVEN'TWRAPPED THEIR MINDS AROUND THEATROCITY HE ADMITTED TO.THEY'VE HAD MORE THAN A YEAR TODIGEST IT. BUT HERE ON IVANHOESTREET IN NORWOOD... THOSE WHOKNEW LITTLE BOBBY BALES GROWINGUP STILL CANT RECONCILE THE STARATHLETE- ALL AROUND GOODKID.. WITH THE SOLDIER WHOADMITTED TO THE MASSACRE OF 16AFGHAN VILLIAGERS.(MICHELLE CADDELL/ FORMERNEIGHBOR) ( its our kids thatwe're sending over there andthen we're hearing thesehorrible things they're doingand its nothing like thechildren that leave here:55 sosomething's wrong) HIS LAWYERSARGUED BALES SUFFERED FROM POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER...ANDA TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. BALESHIMSELF...STILL HASN'T OFFEREDAN EXPLANTION. HE APPOLOGIZEDBEFORE A MILITARY JUGDEYESTERDAY... AND TODAY- LEARNEDHIS SENTENCE. A LIFETIME BEHINDBARS WITHOUT THE CHANCE OFPAROLE. FAMILY MEMBERS OF THOSEKILLED... DON'T THINK THAT'SHARSH ENOUGH. (Hajji MohammedNaim) (afghan: i have a requestfor the american people thatthere should be accountability.)BALES WAS SERVING HIS 4TH TOUROVERSEAS. NEIGHBORS SAY HE'DRETURN TO NORWOOD ...WHEN HECOULD.BUT HERE ON IVANHOE...IT'SSINKING IN...THERE WON'T BE ANYMORE VISITS FROM THE MAN...WHOWAS ONCE ...THE LEADER OF THEBLOCK.(MICHELLE CADDELL/ FORMERNEIGHBOR) ( now he's got twobabies. all the kids here thinkhe's so great and his kids won'tnever know how great he is)BALES MOTHER BOWED HER HEAD ANDCRIED TODAY IN COURT--- WHENTHE VERDICT WAS ANNOUNCED. HE'LLSTART SERVING HIS SENTENCEIMMEDIATELY. IN NORWOOD, JC,WLWT NEWS 5.INVESTIGATORS NEED YOUR HELP

Norwood native Robert Bales sentenced to life in prison without parole

A military jury has sentenced a U.S. soldier who massacred 16 Afghan civilians last year to life in prison without a chance of parole.